Humble Lions Football Club is a Jamaican professional football club based in May Pen, which plays in the Jamaica Premier League, the top flight of Jamaican football.
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| Full name | Humble Lions Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1974 | |
| Ground | Effortville Community Centre May Pen, Clarendon, Jamaica | |
| Capacity | 1,500 | |
| President | Mike Henry | |
| Head coach | Andrew Price | |
| League | Jamaica Premier League | |
| 2023–24 | Regular season: 10th Playoffs: Did not qualify | |
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Club name
editThough their club crest calls them Humble Lion F.C, they are often referred to by the Singular Humble Lion F.C.
History
editFounded in 1974 as a team of Rastafarians,[1] Humble Lions F.C. was promoted to the Jamaica Premier League for the first time at the end of the 2008–09 season, making their debut in Jamaica's major football top-flight.
They finished both of their first two seasons in the top tier just above the relegation zone but spent big in summer 2011 when looking for a promising start of the 2011–12 season.[2] Humble Lions F.C. has seen notable coaches such as Lenworth Hyde, Donovan Duckie, and Vassell Reynolds. Their president is a Jamaican politician Mike Henry.
Ground
editThe team is based in Effortville, a part of May Pen in central Clarendon, with their home ground at the Effortville Community Centre.
Players
edit- As of 10 November 2023[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players under contract
editHonours
edit- South Central Confederation Super League
- Winners: 2009
References
edit- ↑ August Town, Humble Lions eye DPL berths (Archived 6 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine) – Jamaica Observer
- ↑ Hyde has eyes on the big prize - Jamaica Gleaner
- ↑ "Humble Lions FC – Jamaica Premier League". 20 October 2023. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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